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Sam Dalling

@samdalling.bsky.social
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Freelance writer - The Guardian, The Telegraph, Wisden, FourFourTwo, BBC Sport & more. Freelance commentator - Somerset CCC, Durham CCC, BBC Radio London, ECB, the Blaze. Podcasts - TrueFaith, Cider Press Solicitor - pensions at Sacker & Partners

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The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast @footballweekly.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Watch the latest video now and listen wherever you get your podcasts. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @nickybandini.bsky.social @samdalling.bsky.social youtu.be/N__-2xBv3_8
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Blue Moon Podcast @bluemoonpodcast.com · 19/02/2026
🎙️NEW #MCFC PODCAST 😴 The Salford game (briefly) 🧤 Trafford and Donnarumma ⚫️ #ManCity vs. Newcastle 👀 The title race situation 👴 The most PL appearances With @davidmooney.co.uk is: Ciaran Murray | Paul Hirst | @samdalling.bsky.social
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Blue Moon Podcast - A Manchester City Show: 28: The Coy Mr Blobby and the Three Spanish Goddesses
An absolute snooze-fest against Salford won't stop us! Never fear, the Blue Moon Podcast is here to try and find the interesting bits of a dull game... Or, we might actually focus more on the other...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18/02/2026
‘Different but the same’: how Arsenal are keeping disabled fans in the game
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‘Different but the same’: how Arsenal are keeping disabled fans in the game
In tandem with Game Day Vision, the Premier League club are improving the matchday experience for supporters with a variety of conditions
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
⚽ One of the most important pieces I've written. It isn't about football, not at all, really 👇 www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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‘Different but the same’: how Arsenal are keeping disabled fans in the game
In tandem with Game Day Vision, the Premier League club are improving the matchday experience for supporters with a variety of conditions
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Sachin Nakrani @sachinnakrani.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Wrexham lost to Millwall on Saturday but five years on from going from dead end to Deadpool they are a much better and, crucially, happier club. By @samdalling.bsky.social for @sport.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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‘It has changed my life’: Wrexham’s Hollywood takeover, five years on
When Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac became club guardians in 2021 the Premier League was a dream. Now it’s a target
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
⚽️ Went to Wrexham. 5 years tomorrow since the takeover. It has, it’s fair to say, gone quite well… www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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‘It has changed my life’: Wrexham’s Hollywood takeover, five years on
When Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac became club guardians in 2021 the Premier League was a dream. Now it’s a target
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Max Rushden @maxrushden.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Here’s a @footballweekly.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/aud...
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As Manchester City advance, should Eddie Howe be under pressure? Football Weekly Extra – podcast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Sam Dalling and Dan Bardell as Manchester City comfortably set up a League Cup final against Arsenal after a 5-1 aggregate win over Newcastle
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
⚽️ Need a repeat of this tonight… Good to chat to Rolando Aarons, who opened the scoring the last, and only, time #nufc won at the Etihad 👇 www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/rola...
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Rolando's role in United's last victory at the Etihad - Newcastle United
Rolando Aarons was not supposed to play that night. He had just returned from a six-week lay-off, training with the squad only two days before. "I think I trained too well," Aarons says laughing. "The...
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
⚽ Chatted to Jonjo Shelvey ahead of Liverpool v #NUFC tonight... Love how obsesses he is with football boots 👇 www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/jonj...
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Jonjo Shelvey puts the boot in - Newcastle United
Jack Colback? "He was in Preds when I played with him at Newcastle." Aleksandar Mitrović? "Vapors and then he went to Puma." Fabricio Coloccini? "Tiempos." Bruno Guimarães? "F50s." Joelinton? "He's ob...
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Heading to Paris shortly. Saturday? Liverpool. Wednesday? City. Then what? Spurs, Villa & City, again, maybe even with another European trip squeezed in. Make or break? Hmmm, I hope I look really silly in a months' time but I fear the latter. #nufc
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
🏏 England’s most important winter tour - a first trip of overseas for the mixed disability side 🇮🇳 They’ve been training at L’Boro all winter & @theobserveruk.bsky.social joined the final camp 👇 observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
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India T20s are giant leap for England’s disability cricke...
Mixed disability side will break new ground on their first overseas tour that begins on Thursday
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
🏏 Latest scribbles for the Athletic. A look at what could be England's next Ashes tour squad. Well, obviously it won't be but it is fun to try, right?! The good news? Some serious talent included, but also plenty of it omitted. www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...
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England’s Next Gen: Who are the bright young things offering hope for the future?
The senior team may be licking their wounds after another Ashes thrashing, but there are promising youngsters emerging through the ranks
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The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast @footballweekly.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
⚽ THE MAGIC OF THE CUP IS ALIVE ⚽ 😱 Non-league Macclesfield Town produce the shock of the round, knocking out current FA Cup holders Crystal Palace. 😬 Manchester United were dumped out by Brighton. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social @samdalling.bsky.social
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The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast @footballweekly.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
FA Cup special pod Any questions for the panel? @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @samdalling.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social 👇👏
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Sachin Nakrani @sachinnakrani.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Behind the scenes with Exeter as they go through *that* at the Etihad Stadium yesterday, by @samdalling.bsky.social for @sport.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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‘I’ve never celebrated a goal at 9-0 down in my life’: inside Exeter’s dressing room on a day to remember
League One club offered behind-the-scenes access for their FA Cup tie and Gary Caldwell will not let their crushing loss at Manchester City define them
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
⚽️ Spent two days with @officialecfc.bsky.social ahead of and during their FA Cup defeat (10-1, yikes) against Man City. Illuminating to peek behind the scenes. Gary Caldwell is highly impressive. He & his staff are working miracles on L1's lowest budget. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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‘I’ve never celebrated a goal at 9-0 down in my life’: inside Exeter’s dressing room on a day to remember
League One club offered behind-the-scenes access for their FA Cup tie and Gary Caldwell will not let their crushing loss at Manchester City define them
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
⚽️ Spent the day at Macclesfield as they prepared to host the FA Cup holders Crystal Palace. Snow, new clothes and lots of excitement 👇 www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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New outfits and snow disruption: inside Macclesfield before jackpot FA Cup tie
Phoenix club are lowest-ranked in third round and could have sold hundreds more tickets for visit of holders Crystal Palace
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
⚽️ Wrexham flying. Forest tonight in the third round and then, well, who knows? A promotion tilt…again?! www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
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Why the Wrexham juggernaut shows no sign of slowing
Nottingham Forest visit Racecourse Ground to face side one point off a Championship play-off spot looking for fourth successive promotion
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
⚽ Spoke to some Manchester United fans about treading water. Interim after interim after interim. 👇 www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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‘The club is in a mess’: Manchester United fans voice feelings before the next interim twist
Supporters serenaded Solskjær, Carrick and Fletcher among others at Burnley and staged a brief anti-Ratcliffe protest
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
⚽️ Went to the Tunnel Club at Everton. It was nice 👇 www.fourfourtwo.com/team/jack-gr...
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Jack Grealish's calves, plate-sized Yorkshire puds and a seat so close you feel like you're part of the squad: FourFourTwo get a taste for Everton's Beyond - Tunnel club inside the Hill Dickinson Stad...
If you like being close to the action and don't mind hearing the odd swear word, you will love this premium Premier League experience
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
⚽ Lots of noise about managerial outs and ins but really what we all want to know is how many millimetres between the collar and the top of the player name, right? A piece from the a couple of days spent behind the team with the brilliant Wolves kit team 👇 www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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‘These guys are like family to me’: behind the scenes with Wolves’s kitman
Sean Ruiz and his team revealed the kit preparations and dressing room routines that make the players tick
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
🏏 Something on the Rew brothers for @somersetccc.bsky.social ...they are quite good. 👇 somersetcountycc.co.uk/news/club-ne...
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The Rew Brothers: An Appreciation by Sam Dalling - Somerset
Journalist and SCCC commentator, Sam Dalling has enjoyed watching the rise of the Brothers Rew: A cricketing pair is rarely...
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The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast @footballweekly.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
👏 Aston Villa made it 11 consecutive wins. 👀 It was business as usual for Arsenal and Manchester City. 🤩 Kevin Schade scored a perfect hat-trick for Brentford in their 4-1 demolition of Bournemouth. @maxrushden.bsky.social @jacobsteinberg1.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social @samdalling.bsky.social
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
⚽️ Something a little different - chatted to Laura Wolfe about the concierge services she and others offer to help professional footballers move and settle. Check out it out for tales of dog sitting and sneaking in and out of maternity clinics 👇 www.fourfourtwo.com/person/i-was...
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'I was in New York and got a call saying a player had been burgled when they were on the other side of the world. My team was clearing up glass and sorting security that night' Life as a Premier Leagu...
Staying on your toes as a concierge to high-profile footballers is essential; one minute you're booking them a helicopter, the next you're searching for their lost dogs
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Do the same thing but expect a different result… #nufc tf1892.substack.com/p/united-awa...
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United away day blues continue at the Reds
Man U 1 Newcastle United 0, Old Trafford, 26/Dec/25. Premier League
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Geordie menus…
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Get that midfield section printed off. Commit to memory? No chance. www.brightonandhovealbion.com/Amex-matchda...
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Brighton & Hove Albion
The official website of Brighton & Hove Albion
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
I've not come down either way on the EH at #nufc debate, but there is a genuine debate to be had. Attempts to suppress it are both unhelpful & unhealthy. My latest for @tfnufc.bsky.social 👇 tf1892.substack.com/p/howe-to-de...
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How(e) to Debate Eddie's Future
Sam expresses his frustration at the response of many to legitimate questions about the manager
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The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast @footballweekly.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
😬 Celtic lose again as the pressure ramps up on new manager Wilfried Nancy. 😱 Teenager Lewis Miley scored a dramatic late winner. 👀 Premier League preview. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social , @jordanjarrettbryan.bsky.social, @samdalling.bsky.social @barcajim3.bsky.social
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Latest @footballweekly.bsky.social with Max, Barry, JJB & myself. Thought I'd managed to ignore the Wear-Tyne derby. Turns out I was holding it all in. A bit of therapy! www.theguardian.com/football/aud...
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Celtic’s crisis grows and drama in the Carabao Cup – Football Weekly
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Sam Dalling, Jordan Jarrett-Bryan and BarcaJim to discuss Celtic’s alarming start under Wilfried Nancy, late drama in the Carabao Cup and look ahead to the ...
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Mentality is a player problem - initially at least. But it EH has seen it and not corrected it, or not been able to correct it, it becomes a manager problem…that’s the real worry #nufc
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Latest for @tfnufc.bsky.social - good to know the police have their priorities right… #nufc tf1892.substack.com/p/officer-74...
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Officer 7495 - “Not my problem. I don’t care if you make it or don’t make it.”
Old habits die hard. As Sam discovered on Sunday, football policing is trapped in the Dark Ages
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Michael Martin @tfmick1892.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
It’s 2025 and there are Northumbria Police Officers are still behaving like bullying oafs #NUFC tf1892.substack.com/p/officer-74...
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Officer 7495 - “Not my problem. I don’t care if you make it or don’t make it.”
Old habits die hard. As Sam discovered on Sunday, football policing is trapped in the Dark Ages
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
⚽️ Garang Kuol...remember him? I certainly do. Still very young and now at Sparta Prague, this is the tale of what has happened since he almost scored in the WC knock-outs last time around 👇 www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Garang Kuol: what happened to the Socceroos’ nearly-hero of 2022 World Cup?
After a few nomadic years in Europe the wonder kid has ‘remembered what he is all about’, giving hope he may yet reach his immense potential
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
And we thought the French police were the bad ones… Just asked politely to join the away escort outside SoL as I was in the wrong place. Officer 7495’s response: “Not my problem. I don’t care if you make it or don’t make it.” Here to protect etc. #nufc
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
⚽ Liam O'Brien, Andy O'Brien, any, any, any O'Brien...who put the ball in the mackems' net... #NUFC www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/not-...
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Not just any O'Brien - Newcastle United
John Beresford wanted it. His chances? Slim-to-none. "He tried to take it off me, but that was never going to happen," explains Liam O'Brien, a twinkle in his voice as he chats to newcastleunited.com ...
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
🏏 Latest for the Athletic... A long read on the journey of Matthew Fisher, from his pro debut at 15 to being on the cusp of his 2nd Test. With input from brother Adam, Gareth Batty and Jason Gillespie #Ashes #Cricket www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
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Matthew Fisher and England have unfinished business: ‘This is his right place, right time’
Fisher's progress has been frustrated by injury but, now with the help of Surrey and techniques used in baseball, he is ready to make a mark
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Last few hours…
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🍻 ⚽🚆✈️ There is something magical about European away days. En route home from 48 hours in Cologne. Here's something on the experience with the help of plenty of a selection of fellow fans... www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/newc...
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Newcastle United in Leverkusen: Inside a special European away day - Newcastle United
It roared. Oh my, how it roared. A corner of the arena, the one where black and white covered all the red, roared and bounced and danced gleefully in anticipation of a famous victory, three points on ...
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Michael Martin @tfmick1892.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Sam Dalling in the BayArena on TF match reporting duties - here’s the take on a 2-2 draw as a win slips through our fingers. Again. #NUFC tf1892.substack.com/p/tf-match-r...
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TF Match Report - Bayer 04 2-2 Newcastle Utd
Hot of the press, Sam reports from the BayArena as another two points are squandered
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Live until 13th December at midday. Some mint kit in here. Grateful for any shares, likes, bids etc... mws.com/event/30-11-...
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GMH Coaching Cricket Fundraiser | MatchWornShirt
See match worn shirts for GMH Coaching Cricket Fundraiser
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True Faith: Newcastle United Podcast @tfnufc.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
🚨 Midweek Free Podcast Klaxon 🚨 @sicampbell.bsky.social is joined in studio by Ordy and @samdalling.bsky.social having watched Newcastle United throw away two vital points as they drew 2-2 at home to Spurs in the Premier League 🤦‍♂️ Live now across all platforms 🎙️ #NUFC
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OPPORTUNITY MISSED as Newcastle United concede late draw at home to Tottenham | TF Podcast
YouTube video by True Faith Newcastle United Podcast and Fan Channel
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Some thoughts…
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Lovely stuff
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Brilliant to have @dannykellywords.bsky.social jump on the @tfnufc.bsky.social opposition preview. Spurs are not in a good place and as an NUFC fan that worries me! Patreons can get their ears around Danny's beautifully articulated views here 👇 www.patreon.com/posts/podcas...
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Podcast: The Oppo View - Danny Kelly, Spurs (H) | True Faith NUFC Podcast
Get more from True Faith NUFC Podcast on Patreon
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
🏏 this year’s charity auction live in time for the Christmas shop… Bundles of great stuff available here, all in aid mws.com/event/30-11-...
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
🌑⚪️ Bit of reading ahead of #nufc’s trip to Everton this evening… Dan Gosling on leaving Goodison, how he never got going on Tyneside and peaking under Eddie Howe at Bournemouth 👇 www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/i-lo...
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'I love watching Newcastle now,' says former Toffee and Magpie Dan Gosling - Newcastle United
Even when full to the brim, the team bus can be a lonely spot, and at times, sat near the back on United's coach, Dan Gosling wanted his seat to swallow him whole. After an injury-ruined first season ...
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The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast @footballweekly.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
‘It sounds idyllic’ The Football Weekly panel discuss Sky Sports’ latest innovation ... @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @larssivertsen.bsky.social @samdalling.bsky.social Watch the full episode on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Sam Dalling @samdalling.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
I’ve spent a lot of time (too much, in fact) wondering about the life and mentality of a 3rd choice keeper. So I went to Manchester United and spent the day with Tom Heaton to find out 👇 www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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‘Zero regrets’: Tom Heaton on life at Manchester United after 1,029 days without a game
The former England keeper discusses his sometimes borderline deluded outlook and being proud to defend the values of the club he loves
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/11/2025
‘Zero regrets’: Tom Heaton on life at Manchester United after 1,029 days without a game
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‘Zero regrets’: Tom Heaton on life at Manchester United after 1,029 days without a game
The former England keeper discusses his sometimes borderline deluded outlook and being proud to defend the values of the club he loves
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